The Missouri Legislature has passed a roughly $52 billion state budget proposal that begins in July. With about three hours to spare on Friday, state lawmakers passed the budget plan for Fiscal Year 2026.

Lawmakers also included millions in the budget plan to improve low-volume roads, help crime victims and refugees resettle, develop semiconductor chips, for scholarships to recruit law enforcement officers, and the Truman Library and Museum.

Another budget move by state lawmakers was to cut 25 job vacancies within the Secretary of State’s budget.

Now the proposal heads to Gov. Mike Kehoe to decide what will stay and what will go. He has until the end of June to take action.